We are writers  seriously dedicated to the process and content of our writing. Some of us work professionally as writers (I'm a developmental editor) and also have different creative genres of writing that we are working on (novels, scripts, essays, memoirs, travel writing, and more). Others work in different professions but have writing projects they are deeply committed to. We also consider the publishing industry and marketing. As your organizer, I have many years in the publishing industry ( …

A group for: 1 Writting as startup 2 Entrepreneurs who plan to publish book

The San Francisco Writers Community is a group of: -Writers -Editors -Publishers -Local book store owners/managers -Designers We are working together to help one another create and market our work in the new world of writing and publishing.

SFAdPub is a monthly event that brings together the different parts and pieces of the San Francisco online advertising community. Whether you're on the buy side, sell side or the tech that's making the magic happen in the middle, SFAdPub is a place where you can network, build relationships and keep up with the always changing landscape of the online ad world. Each month we select a relevant topic that we focus on as a group and usually bring in a local expert (or experts) to present about it. T …

This group is for anyone who cares about the evolution of books in any form, including eBook, HTML5, print, app, or daydream. If it's packaged, paginated content with words, pictures, media, connectedness, or interactivity in any combination, this is the place.

Digital distribution and the proliferation of reading devices are bringing great changes to what we think of as books, and their attendant industries. This meetup is about exploring all aspects of this change, from cultural, professional, technical, and experiential points of view. We welcome fans, critics, innovators, and skeptics, as we bring some thought and exploration of where we are headed.

The free and official community-based InDesign user group sponsored and hosted by Adobe at their office located at 601 Townsend Street, San Francisco. Meetings include a presentation from members like you, networking, and a raffle with prizes such as Adobe software, special event tickets, and instructional materials.

This is a group for anyone who has ever been curious about how to make a book. Whether you're a writer who wants to bind your own books, an artist who wants to create unique pieces, a photographer wanting to create an anthology of your work, a crafter who wants to learn new skills. Based out of the San Francisco Center for the book, this group will also be a resource for Bay Area materials, workshops, events, exhibition and fairs.

Fiction writers and poets from the Bay area give an hour or so of their time once or twice a month to help others in dire need. We work with local charities and volunteer organizations, and in exchange, WHO provides time and resources to discuss creative writing, poetry, novel writing, and getting published in today's market. We also arrange social meets, group readings, meetings with agents and professionals, and brainstorm novel ways to raise money for charity. We also intend to publish a BEST …

Meet local professionals, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts interested in the Semantic Web. Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/lotico-list Homepage: http://www.lotico.com twitter tag: #lotico Please be advised that all public data of this meetup will be published as linked data on the world wide web. By acknowledging this welcome message you agree to this practice. If you have any questions about this practice please don't hesitate to ask the organizer of the group.

Our goal is to disrupt the mobile game industry by delivering a complete infrastructure and ecosystem for HTML5 2D and 3D game development, allowing developers to deliver equal performance for both Native and Web-based games from a single code base. We provide a cloud compilation system that allows developers to deliver their games to all of the native apps stores, including iTunes, Google Play, Facebook and Chrome today with Kindle, Nook, Windows Phone, Tizen and Intel AppUp coming soon. We'll …

This meetup group was established to help developers in the bay area community come together to learn the latest and greatest in mobile development and innovation. We will host meetings once a month in San Francisco and will bring in the leading keynote speakers in the community from app companies, designers, angel investors, growth hackers to share their experiences and learnings. We will also be sure to provide plenty of food and drinks. So, please come by to meet other developers and share yo …

If you believe in a fulfilling career outside of traditional paths, then you are ripe for "Uncubing"! Join the movement. If you are a talented dev, designer or hustler looking to access a whole slew of great opportunities in one single place, then you'll fit right on in! Be the first to learn about upcoming events, early bird discounts, exclusive workshops, and advice for getting face-time with some of the leading startups in across the US. About Us: Wakefield is a media company that publishes o …

If you are into mobile apps, this Meetup is for you! PARISOMA will publish here events that may interest you, from hackathons to speed-datings events between employers and developers, to classes and workshops. Stay tuned!

Glitch is a browser-based MMO created by Tiny Speck. Check it out at glitch.com. Our development community focuses on enriching the Glitch world and expanding it across multiple platforms. To promote the creation of new and exciting apps, Tiny Speck released a developer site, developer.glitch.com. There you will find Glitch APIs, iOS and Android SDKs, graphic packs, and developer tutorials. We are excited to see new apps and mobile games that utilize the Glitch API. Look here or on the developer …

Build, Find and Fund Next Big Mobile Apps, eBooks and Games in Education (K-12)

Members of the TextDrive community.

Shut Up and Write! Meetup is a venue for writers to work in the company of other writers on a regular basis. Writing, whether approached as a profession or as an avocation, is an isolating activity. We provide this forum, writing resources and meeting times as a method of developing a community of creative people. We welcome people who are serious about ‘writing down the bones’ and are looking for the companionship of other writers. Meetup Format Making the time to write one hour per week is an …

This meetup group supports men growing into the kind of men they want to be by offering a mix of events that invite men into healthy fellowship, and connection. From day hikes, movie nights, cooking classes, pot lucks, chanting, drumming, men’s self care, learn to do, and writing events, to weekly circles, one day, or weekend workshops, we invite you to connect to, and reflect off each other, and ultimately to discover your own unique sense of mature masculinity. Looking to step more fully into …

Let’s start networking with the people who are in this business. Shooting photo, editing images and selling products online. Product photography could well be the single most important design aspect of any e-commerce website. Without the ability to touch, hold, smell, taste or otherwise handle the products they are interested in, potential customers have only images to interact with. Ultimately, the softer, tastier, flashier and more attractive your products look to shoppers, the more confident …

Hi there! Did you know? 67% of Americans drink. 100% of people have at least one interesting thing they can teach someone else. I think that's why I learn the most interesting things from amazing people over pints at pubs, don't you? Well, you're on meetup to meet people! Me too! Luckily for us, University of Texas at Austin neurobiologist Hitoshi Morikawa published a study last year confirming that "alcohol may actually increase our capacity to learn". Hey, there are hundreds of drinking clubs …

The Ivy League Alumni Club of San Francisco www.ivyclubsf.com Welcome, San Francisco Ivy Leaguers! We are a face-to-face social network of alumni from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Upenn, and Yale. We host professional networking events and publish a weekly newsletter with job postings catered to alumni of these schools in the San Francisco area.  We also organize career enhancing professional events weekly and monthly in our city. In order to become an official me …

This is a group for anyone in San Francisco who would like to start up a kickstarter. We will regularly get together over coffee and discuss our innovative ideas, connections and resources in order to help the group collectively assist each member with their kickstarting goals.

The online media is drastically changing the fashion industry and the way consumers interact with fashion brands. Meet the people that lead the fashion revolution online - fashion bloggers, new media publishers, entrepreneurs, industry insiders, fashion PR reps, and web savvy trendsetters. You must a professional within the fashion industry and have an online presence to join this group. This is the SF chapter of NYC based Fashion 2.0 meetup, founded in 2008. We are currently working on get …